Plunkett, who was England’s star performer with a half-century batting lower down the order in the second Test at Lord’s was dropped for the third match of the five-match Test series. England won the third Test by 266 runs to level the series 1-1.

Liam Plunkett experienced some left ankle discomfort at the end of the 2nd Test and will miss the 4th Test as this continues to settle.

India have also made changes in their squad for the match, bringing in Naman Ojha in place of the injured Wriddhiman Saha as the reserve wicketkeeper-batsman in the series. The fifth and final Test of the series will be played at The Oval.